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Wednesday, March 23, 1904
THb SUMPTER MINER
RICH ORE FOUND
IN THE COUGAR
An Old Mine From Which
Much Gold Has Been
Taken, Shut Down
For Years.
Burt Roberta came Id ou Wednes
day from the Cougar mining group
camp at Quartzburg, which property
he and Nat Babcock hiivo leased from
George Shearer and Marsh Howell
and on which they, assisted by Uert
MoEutlro, hare worked for several
months. Tbey have just completed a
seveut-foot raise to the surface, for
the purposo of Rettiug air into their
working tuuuel.
Considerable work has been done
011 this property by these nieu aud
they ate liberally rewarded by the
strike of some good ores, of which
they now have about twenty tons ou
the dump, assayiug 8C7 ou au average
takou from six samples.' This Is
concentrating ore, of which the values
are about 810 of free gold.
Tbny have dono at least 230 foot
of tunnel work, of which over 100 Is
made in tbu old upper tunnel. It Is
the latter tunnel tbey will now push
ahead, about 1110 feet farther. It is
the purpose to get uuder the old
workings, now caved in, from which
considerable free gold ore as takou
about forty years ago. Tbey are
drifting ou ore continually. It is a
email but rich and true fissure vein,
varying in width from six Inches to
two feet. Free gold is plainly
visible in much of this ore.
This Is an old property from which
much gold has beeu taken; but for a
long time was luvolved in litigation,
which resulted In Its shutting down
for several years, after which the
present owners bought tho property,
a few years ago. This is known by
miulug men as a good property, aud
the present lessors, being experienced
and euergotlc miners, will
undoubtedly provo its value and be
uurlobed by its hiddon wealth.
Prattle City Miner.
UNFOUNDED RUMORS OF
SYMPATHETIC STRIKE
All day Saturday rumors wero cir
culated ii rou ml Sumpter and llourno
that tbu Miners Union would call a
sympathetic striko at the North Pole,
Columbia aud Uolcouda, on account
of tho E. aud E. trouble, aud con
siderable aprebeuslou was felt over
the matter among bulsuess men and
others who are interested in the wel
fare of this section.
Sunday A. j J. McCorinick,
president, aud J. D. McDonald,
member of the Miuers Union, were In
town, called" at Tho Miner office and
requested that this rumor be deuied;
stated that the matter had not even
been discussed by the Union,
officially.
These men talked of this report
and the situation at the E. and E.
in a most reasonable and sensible
manner. As to the rumored sympa
thetic strike, tbey stated that the men
have no grievance wnatever against
either of tbetbree other mlneijmen-
tloned, that they receive square and
considerate treatment, are loyal to
the managements and will occasion
them no annoyance. Regarding Hen
eral Manager Raillie, of the Colum
bia, tbe.v spoke In particularly kindly
terms; saying that ho has the con
tidenco of both the miners lu the
employ of bis company and Union
i members genrerally. He has never
had any trouble with his mou aud
once when some of them got into
trouble over an affair which was
easily adjusted, ho went ou tholr
bonds.
Both Messrs. McCormack an I Mc
Donald agreed lu stating that if tho
E. and E. had provided the men with
comfortable quarters in which to
change their wet clothes when coming
olf shift, there would nevor have
boon any occasion to Issue an order
requiring the men to eat at tho com
pany boarding house; that they would
have dono so of their nwu accord, for
their own convenience. As it was,
however, tbey either had to eat lu
their wet clothes or walk to liourue,
make tho nbaugo and return for their
meals, which tired men do not cate
to do. There was no complaint
agalust tho boarding house
As au abstract proposition, the
minors object to lining dictated to
regardiug whoro they "shall spend
their own tuouey after earning It, "as
tboso two ox pressed it
Superintendent Wyatt left yester
day afteruoou tor Portland, tn rotifer
with tho owners of tho mine, presum
ably rolativo to this trouble.
It does seem that a matter of this
kiud, with uo bitterness having thiiH
far boon engoudored, could be settled
hy arbitration without difficulty. Of
course, no outsider feels like butting
into tho game uninvited, but
couldn't the business meu of
Sumpter aud the mine owners of the
district reach tho case without
appearing to bo medllug with the
busiuess of another?
Start Work on The Octo.
A. J. Patterson, superintendent of
and general manager of the Octo
Gold Mining company, owning tho
rich Octo mluo six milos wosl of
Baker City, returned last night from
Wheeliug, West Virginia, whoro ho
atteuded tho annual mooting uf the
stockholders of tho Octo company.
Arraugomeusts were mado by ibo
board of dirbctors'-of tho Octo com-
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pany for heavy development work
which will be inaugurated at mice,
preparatory to ttie resumption of
milling operations. General Manager.
Patterson also announces that ho will
start work immediately ou the Crown
Point mine, near the Octo, which
rich property ho and asociates
purchased last year. Herald.
Timber and Homestead Filing.
Timber and homestead filings, as well
as final proofs, can bo nmdt lefore
Charles II. Cham-e, United States Com
mlssioner, office in First National Bank
of Sumpter building, Sumpter, thus snv
lug applicants expense of a trip to !a
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riMIE. UNO, ACT JUKI 1. IT. NOTICE f0
UlllCMION.
Unlif J States LnJ other, I
I (iranJe. Oregon, March is. io4. 1.
Nolle It hereby Riven that In compliance with the
ptovltlona ol the act ot congress of June i, ll?8, tn
title J "An act lor the tale ot timber lan.li In the states
ol Calllornla, Oregon, hevaJa anj Washington Ter
ritory." a extenJeJ to all the Public LanJ States by
by act ol August 4, I&1.
THOMAS 0. GWYNNI-.
of Sumpter, county ol Maker, state ol Oregon, hat
this Jay hleJ In thli ollice hit sworn statement No.
jo6o, lor the purchase ol the W 14 S W ),', Sec. at.
N W H N W H ol Sec. No. 8 In Tp. No. 10 .
range No. )6UWM, ami will oiler rrool to show thai
the lanj sought It more valuable lor llst'mberor
none than lor agricultural purposes, anj to estat"
Mill hla claim to talJ lanJ belure Lhailes II.
Chance, U S. Commissioner, at hi oilier al
Sumpter, Oregon.on Thursday, the anj Jay 01 June,
1004.
filenames as witnesses: Van Hensselaer MeaJ,
Ralph MeaJ. Nlcholai T. Talla'ero, James W, Con
nellj, all ol Sumpler, Oregon.
Any anJ all persons claiming aJverselv the above
JescrlbeJ lnJi are lequesteJ to Me their claims In
this office on or beloro sal J an J Jav ol June, 11404
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